The Relationship between Knowledge Management Elements and Organizational Learning among Faculty Members of Islamic Azad University of Dezful

This research aimed to examine the relationship between knowledge management elements and organizational learning in the faculty members of Islamic Azad University of Dezful. This is a correlational, descriptive-survey study. The statistical population includes all (302) faculty members. Using simple random sampling method, the sample size was determined based on Morgan table, which consisted of 169 participants. The data collection instruments include Nifeh's organizational learning (2001) and Lawson's knowledge management (2004) questionnaires. The results of the main hypotheses of the research revealed that there was a significant relationship between knowledge management and organizational learning of the staff and faculty members at a significance level of 0.05. Each elements of knowledge management were also studied using a correlation test the results of which showed that there was a significant relationship between all knowledge management elements (knowledge creation, knowledge capture, knowledge organization, knowledge storage, knowledge dissemination and knowledge application) and organizational learning of Islamic Azad University of Dezful faculty members at a significance level of 0.05. And all secondary hypotheses of the research were confirmed.

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knowledge management , organizational learning , faculty members , Islamic Azad University of Dezful